Who Are the Current Leaders of the University of Rajshahi?
Updated
The University of Rajshahi's official website (ru.ac.bd) lists Dr. Md. Faridul Islam as Vice-Chancellor, with Dr. Md. Abdul Alim as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Dr. Mamunur Rashid as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic), and Prof (Retd) Md. Matiar Rahman as Treasurer. These are the four offices named on the homepage; the site does not state appointment dates or term lengths, so treat the list as current as of the site's latest update rather than a fixed record.
The Four Listed Offices
| Role | Name | Portfolio indicated by title |
|---|---|---|
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Md. Faridul Islam | Heads the university; publishes the welcome message on the site |
| Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Administration) | Dr. Md. Abdul Alim | Administrative affairs |
| Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) | Dr. Mamunur Rashid | Academic affairs |
| Treasurer | Prof (Retd) Md. Matiar Rahman | Financial affairs |
The Vice-Chancellor's message frames the site as the channel for "academic, research and official queries," and describes the leadership team as academics, researchers, and professionals. That is the extent of what the homepage says about how the offices work together.
How to Verify or Contact Them
- Open ru.ac.bd and check the leadership block on the homepage (the names appear directly beneath the Vice-Chancellor's message).
- For the two Pro-Vice-Chancellors, the site links to dedicated pages at
/pro-vc-administration/and/pro-vc-academic/; open these for whatever profile detail is published there. - For time-sensitive matters — admissions, results, registration — use the Latest Notices section instead of writing to an office directly, since notices carry dates and instructions that a general inquiry will not.
Common Pitfalls
- Names change; cached copies don't. If you are citing a leader in an application or news piece, confirm against the live homepage rather than a search snippet.
- The Treasurer has no separate linked page in the homepage listing, so the name shown there is the only detail available from this source.
- Notices are largely in Bengali. Several current notices (cultural competition postponements, supervisor appointments, program transfers) are published in Bangla, so plan for translation if you are an international reader.
Context on the Institution
The same homepage gives scale figures useful for understanding the leadership's scope: 1,200+ faculty members, 30,000+ students, and a 753-acre campus at Motihar near the Padma River, about 7 km east of Rajshahi city center. The university was founded on July 6, 1953. Recent event items note a Youth Connect project discussion and a joint-second national position in the Times Higher Education ranking, both dated 30-09-2026 on the site.
If your question is really about a specific decision — admission, a certificate, a research collaboration — the office to approach depends on the matter: academic programs and registration fall under the academic side, while staffing and administrative orders appear in the notices feed.